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Letting kids walk to/from school. Is the world really that much more unsafe?
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:49 am
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:49 am
When I was a kid we walked to school.
We rode our bikes miles away where our parents had no idea where we were.
We played outside without "eyes on" direct supervision by an adult.
Is the world really that much more unsafe or are people unreasonably paranoid?
We rode our bikes miles away where our parents had no idea where we were.
We played outside without "eyes on" direct supervision by an adult.
Is the world really that much more unsafe or are people unreasonably paranoid?
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Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:52 am to sidewalkside
If you go to other places with actual middle classes, the kids are allowed to be pretty independent. I've seen kids by themselves in Boise, KC, Austin going about their day in parks. In Boise, I routinely saw kids walk to school in the snow.
It doesn't happen here because this state has created an environment where it's unsafe, either due to crime or due to traffic. I wouldn't let my kid walk to school here because I don't trust adults to look for pedestrians.
It doesn't happen here because this state has created an environment where it's unsafe, either due to crime or due to traffic. I wouldn't let my kid walk to school here because I don't trust adults to look for pedestrians.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:52 am to sidewalkside
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:52 am to sidewalkside
That was a time where everyone within 4 blocks knew each other. I bought a new house in February and I still haven't met any of my neighbors. And I'm ok with that.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:52 am to sidewalkside
The world is probably more safe. With all the cameras on phones, businesses, ring cameras, cell phone cameras, traffic cameras, cell phone tower pings, etc... I think it would be pretty difficult to randomly abduct a child on the street, throw it in a van, drive off, and not get caught.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:52 am to sidewalkside
America has never been safer than it is today. This is indisputable fact.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:53 am to sidewalkside
Depends where and how far away the school is
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:53 am to sidewalkside
It really all depends on where the school is and how far you live from it.
A lot of kids walk to neighborhood schools. I doubt anyone is walking to Parkview (just an example) due to its location in a very high traffic area.
A lot of kids walk to neighborhood schools. I doubt anyone is walking to Parkview (just an example) due to its location in a very high traffic area.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:55 am to The Third Leg
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This is indisputable fact.
Not exactly, you can easily dispute this. If you are looking at Crime statistics..... unethical politicians and police chiefs say hello.
There is a reason why big cities don't report their crime statistics. Also, smaller cities don't have the requirement nor the ability/funds to compile metrics.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:57 am to sidewalkside
I see lots of walkers to and from pretty much every middle school and high school nearby.
Our older kids (21, 23) walked home from middle school occasionally on nice weather days if they felt like it.
Our older kids (21, 23) walked home from middle school occasionally on nice weather days if they felt like it.
This post was edited on 7/25/25 at 7:59 am
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:57 am to sidewalkside
I think with technology it has made it evident really how many creeps there are living amongst us. We live in a gated community and I wouldn't let my daughter walk to school even if the school was inside the gates.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 7:58 am to sidewalkside
People are unreasonably paranoid.
I blame the true crime wave of podcasts/shows, the increasing surveillance state (everyone has cameras, cell phones, etc), and the internet.
And it feels like the pendulum has swung to an extreme on helicopter parents. There’s still a happy medium between not knowing where your kids are for hours on end and freaking out if their Life365 reports they’re .02 off the path to their friend’s house.
I blame the true crime wave of podcasts/shows, the increasing surveillance state (everyone has cameras, cell phones, etc), and the internet.
And it feels like the pendulum has swung to an extreme on helicopter parents. There’s still a happy medium between not knowing where your kids are for hours on end and freaking out if their Life365 reports they’re .02 off the path to their friend’s house.
This post was edited on 7/25/25 at 7:59 am
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:00 am to UASports23
You have absolutely no clue how shitty the cities of the United States were in 70s and 80s when violent crime peaked.
I’ve been all over this country over the last 30 years, and everyone that’s done the same will tell you it is much safer.
shite, just the addition of the mass surveillance state we live within has made it all exponentially safer.
I’ve been all over this country over the last 30 years, and everyone that’s done the same will tell you it is much safer.
shite, just the addition of the mass surveillance state we live within has made it all exponentially safer.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:00 am to sidewalkside
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Is the world really that much more unsafe or are people unreasonably paranoid?
No, there is just more visibility to incidents that occur.
It's actually much safer now, and much harder to get away with committing crimes than it was in the 80's or 90's.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:00 am to sidewalkside
My son walks to school, then again we only live a block away….
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:03 am to sidewalkside
I grew up in the 70's and walked or rode a bike everywhere. Go ahead look up the crime stats for the decade. It was about the same rate as the latest I could find for violent crimes.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:03 am to Odysseus32
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If you go to other places with actual middle classes, the kids are allowed to be pretty independent. I've seen kids by themselves in Boise, KC, Austin going about their day in parks. In Boise, I routinely saw kids walk to school in the snow.
In NYC kids leave their school grounds for lunch and go to restaurants down the street. I witnessed a group of middle schoolers walk from their school to Shake Shack a block down the street.
At my school, we were basically locked on school grounds from the morning bell to the afternoon bell.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:04 am to sidewalkside
World is much safer today actually
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:06 am to sidewalkside
Perfectly safe here.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:06 am to sidewalkside
I don't let my son walk to school, but it's because of the road being curvy with no sidewalks. I don't even walk along our main road.
He can go ride his bike and play in the neighborhood all he wants though. I'm not at all worried and know most of the neighbors and there are a lot of kids around.
He can go ride his bike and play in the neighborhood all he wants though. I'm not at all worried and know most of the neighbors and there are a lot of kids around.
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